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Chain-of-Thought Prompting
Definition
A prompting approach that encourages step-by-step reasoning before the final answer.
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Prompt Engineering Terms terms and explanations from the Agentic AI Glossary.
28 terms in this chapter
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Constraint Prompting
Definition
Constraint Prompting is a prompting technique for constraint prompting. It shapes the model's instructions, examples, constraints, or output format for more reliable responses.
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Contextual Prompting
Definition
Contextual Prompting is a prompting technique for contextual prompting. It shapes the model's instructions, examples, constraints, or output format for more reliable responses.
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Critic Prompt
Definition
A prompt written for critic behavior, helping the model follow the right role, format, constraint, or task step.
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Developer Instruction
Definition
Developer Instruction is a prompting technique for developer instruction. It shapes the model's instructions, examples, constraints, or output format for more reliable responses.
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Few-Shot Prompting
Definition
Prompting a model with a few examples so it can imitate the desired pattern.
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Guardrail Prompt
Definition
A prompt written for guardrail behavior, helping the model follow the right role, format, constraint, or task step.
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JSON Output Prompt
Definition
A prompt written for json output behavior, helping the model follow the right role, format, constraint, or task step.
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Meta-Prompting
Definition
Meta-Prompting is a prompting technique for meta-prompting. It shapes the model's instructions, examples, constraints, or output format for more reliable responses.
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Negative Instruction
Definition
Negative Instruction is a prompting technique for negative instruction. It shapes the model's instructions, examples, constraints, or output format for more reliable responses.
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Output Schema Prompt
Definition
A prompt written for output schema behavior, helping the model follow the right role, format, constraint, or task step.
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Planning Prompt
Definition
A prompt written for planning behavior, helping the model follow the right role, format, constraint, or task step.
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Prompt Chaining
Definition
Prompt Chaining is a prompting technique for prompt chaining. It shapes the model's instructions, examples, constraints, or output format for more reliable responses.
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Prompt Compression
Definition
Prompt Compression is a prompting technique for prompt compression. It shapes the model's instructions, examples, constraints, or output format for more reliable responses.
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Prompt Engineering
Definition
Designing instructions, examples, context, and constraints to guide model behavior reliably.
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Prompt Injection
Definition
Prompt Injection is a prompting technique for prompt injection. It shapes the model's instructions, examples, constraints, or output format for more reliable responses.
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Prompt Leakage
Definition
Prompt Leakage is a prompting technique for prompt leakage. It shapes the model's instructions, examples, constraints, or output format for more reliable responses.
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Prompt Optimization
Definition
Improving prompt so the AI system becomes faster, cheaper, more accurate, or more useful.
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Prompt Template
Definition
Prompt Template is a prompting technique for prompt template. It shapes the model's instructions, examples, constraints, or output format for more reliable responses.
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Prompt Versioning
Definition
Prompt Versioning is a prompting technique for prompt versioning. It shapes the model's instructions, examples, constraints, or output format for more reliable responses.
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ReAct Prompting
Definition
A prompting pattern where the model alternates between reasoning, taking actions, and observing results.
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Reflection Prompt
Definition
A prompt written for reflection behavior, helping the model follow the right role, format, constraint, or task step.
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Role Prompting
Definition
Role Prompting is a prompting technique for role prompting. It shapes the model's instructions, examples, constraints, or output format for more reliable responses.
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Self-Consistency
Definition
A method that samples multiple reasoning paths and chooses the answer that appears most consistently.
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Structured Prompt
Definition
A prompt written for structured behavior, helping the model follow the right role, format, constraint, or task step.
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System Instruction
Definition
System Instruction is a prompting technique for system instruction. It shapes the model's instructions, examples, constraints, or output format for more reliable responses.
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Tool-Use Prompt
Definition
A prompt written for tool-use behavior, helping the model follow the right role, format, constraint, or task step.
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Zero-Shot Prompting
Definition
Prompting a model to perform a task without giving examples in the prompt.
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